Last weekend was an eventful weekend. I must admit I do let down my guard around the beaches because I have grown up around here and feel truly at home here. But I can honestly say that letting down your guard in these times is not such a bright idea. The beaches has a wonderful trolley for us to enjoy. I highly recommend this when you are with a group or even ridding solo in the PM but as soon as we hit the AM schedule it might be your best option to take a cab. Last weekend I decided to venture out to the Jax Beach side of town, which I rarely do. Generally I stay right here in my neighborhood "Marsh Oaks" and visit the local watering hole within walking distance. Well I decided to take the trolley to Atlantic Beach from North Jax Beach around 1:00 AM and was all by myself. Can you guess what happened.....Two guys tried to rob me for what ever I had on me. They walked up to me right on 3'rd Street and said "Give me your Phone Bi$#*, and Empty out your Pockets!" They did not have any visible weapons and I refuse to go with out a fight so all I could do is say "NO, Get away from me, I am not going to give you anything of mine, and I just kept saying it over and over." Finally a nice couple who saw me at the bar across the street happened to pass by and see what was happening and pulled over and asked If I needed a ride. I did not hesitate, at that point I had no clue what I got myself into but I just knew I had to get off the street. They ended up being really nice and dropped me off in Atlantic Beach. I am really lucky nothing else happened. Unfortunately I did not call the police but the least I can do at this point is let all of you know who to look out for and please try to be safe. Coastal Cab is now my Best Friend for rides home, I am not sure I will even ride the trolley if I was with others. It is just a different town than even a few years ago. Be aware and stay safe.
If anyone knows who that couple is, tell them thank you from me. There are not many folks who will do such a nice thing anymore. But they did.
Here is what the crooks looked like:
2 young guys around 17'ish
Both African American
One was Chubby about 5'10" with a slight afro
the other was taller and a more slender build with short hair.
It happened around 17'th North Going North on 3'rd.
I learned my lesson, I am a grown up with a family. To much to loose, I will no longer be venturing out, for something different to do. I guess someone is trying to tell me keep close to home. Also I will invest in a nice can of mace, ASAP.
Thanks - Lindsay
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Title: Mayport Corridor Stakeholders Meeting
Date: September 2'nd, 2008 at 6 p.m
Description: Public is invited to attend.
Location: Donner Community Center @ Donner Park
Hours: 6:00 pm, TBD
Contact: 270-2591
Movie Nights at Donner Park Presents
September 20 at dusk outdoors
Donner Park
Movie Title HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
The City of Atlantic Beach and JaxParks presents outdoor family movies for summer.
Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets to enjoy a night at the park with friends and neighbors. Pick up a ticket between 7 and 8 pm for free refreshments. Children must be with parent or adult to attend. Donner Park is located on West Dutton Island Dr. behind the Donner Community Center on George Street.
In case of rainy weather, the movie will be shown in the Community Center!
This blog will be a helpful tool for all of us Mayport Corridor residents to keep in touch, vent, inform, and come up with resolutions so that we can now be considered a part of the All Mighty Atlantic Beach.
Mayor Meserve brought up a good point in his monthly letter to us. Should we look at being a more Golfcart friendly community?
Do you think the city should add the position of Assitant City Manager?
Links of Interest
- Recommend District Voting Map By City Manager
- Helpful Community Links
- Atlantic Beach Documents Including City Manager Docs
- Art Graham - Jacksonville District 13 Rep.
- City News Letter for AB
- AB Police Department
- Commission Minutes - Needs to be updated!
- Atlantic Beach Agendas
- Atlantic Beach Public Records Request
- Atlantic Beach Code of Ordinances
- City of AB Calendar
- City of AB Commissioner Contacts
- City of AB Home Page
City Commish Meeting
For those of you who are interested and can attend:
The next city commissioners meeting is on September 08, 2008
It will be held at the Commissioners Chambers @ 6:00 PM
The agenda for the next meeting will be posted soon.
The next city commissioners meeting is on September 08, 2008
It will be held at the Commissioners Chambers @ 6:00 PM
The agenda for the next meeting will be posted soon.
Mayport Corridor Stakeholders Meeting
Title: Mayport Corridor Stakeholders Meeting
Date: September 2'nd, 2008 at 6 p.m
Description: Public is invited to attend.
Location: Donner Community Center @ Donner Park
Hours: 6:00 pm, TBD
Contact: 270-2591
Anyone can use this Blog!
Please feel free to contact me if you want an invite to be a Co-Author of this site and add your posts. Email me at llibhart@poolsbylibhart.com and I will add you. This blog is intended for all of us in the Mayport Corridor to inform each other about things going on or issues both positive and negative. All I ask is to keep profanity to a minimum. If you are arguing a point please stay professional with your arguments.
At the bottom of each Post is a Comment Link, add you comments and keep them rolling. The goal here is to unite as a community and show that we are a strong and passionate group of residents.
Enjoy the blog, Lindsay L.
Parents and Kids, Friends and Family - Lets go to the movies!
Movie Nights at Donner Park Presents
September 20 at dusk outdoors
Donner Park
Movie Title HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
The City of Atlantic Beach and JaxParks presents outdoor family movies for summer.
Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets to enjoy a night at the park with friends and neighbors. Pick up a ticket between 7 and 8 pm for free refreshments. Children must be with parent or adult to attend. Donner Park is located on West Dutton Island Dr. behind the Donner Community Center on George Street.
In case of rainy weather, the movie will be shown in the Community Center!
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Stay away from Jax Beach, its where all the yokels go. People give my home in Mayport a bad rap. But i would rather be here than in Jax anyday, I dont know if it is cause that is where all the public parking is or what but it is full of riff raff at pretty much all hours of the day
Nice recap of the meeting.
For those of us who reside at the northwest end of Atlantic Beach, I must diff sadly on the effect of the storm on our power. We lost it (both power and patience) at 5:30 am Thursday morning. It was restored about five hours later only to go out at 2 pm until 9 pm. Yes, the JEA crews were wonderful and braved those 45+ mph winds and rain to finish the repair in the darkness. We experienced sporadic outages on Friday. Sunday evening we lost power again for an hour. JEA reported they responded quickly on Sunday evening because they were in the neighborhood making other repairs. There was a tree limb involved. I approached Mayor Meserve on Monday night before the meeting to request his help addressing the chronic outages we experience. He was receptive and others also voiced their concerns later in the open forum. No doubt our beautiful trees impact our electrical service. JEA has a rotational schedule for tree trimming every three years! Not sufficient given our experience. We need attention to this problem and a fix!
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